Professional of the Year for 2009 in Family Medicine: Margaret M. Brown, M.D.

	Margaret M. Brown, M.D.
Industry	Healthcare
Title	M.D.
Expertise	Certifications: American Board of Family Medicine; American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine; Geriatric Medicine; Licensed in Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska and Illinois
Current Organization	TLC Healthcare Companies
Type of Organization	Geriatric specialty group practice
Major Product	Patient care
Area of Distribution	Tucson, Arizona
University/Degree	B.S., University of Illinois, Chicago,1982; M.D., University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 1991; Internship, Family Medicine, Pensacola Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Florida
Born	December 21, 1956, San Antonio, Texas
Honors & Awards	Listed in America's Top Family Doctors, 2004-2005; Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 2002-2005; National Health Service Corps Scholarship, 1999-2001; Navy Health Professional Training Scholarship, 1989; National Institute of Health Medical Student Research Award, 1988
Published Works	**Name appears as Brown, MM and as Bania, MB; Oscai L.,*Brown MM, Miller WC: Severe obesity without overeating in rats. Growth, 1984: 48; 415-25; Nicholas MK, *Bania, MB, Reder, Joseph L, Antel JP: Dissociation of T8 cell mediated cytolytic and suppressor function in your adults. J Clin Lab Immunol, 1986: 20; 51-55; Antel JP, *Bania M, Noronha A, Neely S: Defective suppressor cell function mediated by T8+ cell lines from patients with multiple sclerosis. J Immunol, 1986: 137; 3436-39; Antel, JP, *Brown M, Nicholas MK, Blain, M, Noronha A, Reder, AT: Activated Suppressor cell function in multiple sclerosis - Clinical correlation's. J Neuroimmunol, 1988: 17; 323-30
Affiliations	Diplomat, American Board of Family Practice, 1998-current; Member, American Geriatrics Society; American Medical Directors Association; American Academy of Family Practice
Career Accomplishments	She gained valuable experience working in rural clinics, Emergency Departments and traveling to parts of Asia for expeditions in the Himalayan Mountains before entering a Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the University of New Mexico.
Work History	As an undergrad at the University of Illinois at Chicago, she began doing research in Exercise Physiology. She worked for several years at the University of Chicago Billings Brain Research Institute pioneering the fields of Immunology and Neuroimmunology. She completed an internship at Pensacola Naval Hospital after graduating from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. After an active duty tour with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, she completed the Family Medicine Residency at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ and became Board Certified in Family Medicine.
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